Communist at 20, capitalist at 50
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Communist at 20, capitalist at 50:
- Not to be a republican at 20 is proof of want of heart;
- to be one at 30 is proof of want of head.
The earliest known version of this observation is attributed to mid-nineteenth century historian and statesman François Guizot (1787 - 1874)[1]:
- "Celui qui n’est pas républicain à vingt ans fait douter de la générosité de son âme; mais celui qui, après trente ans, persévère, fait douter de la rectitude de son esprit." --Portraits Contemporains (1875) by Jules Claretie
Variations on this theme were later attributed to Disraeli, Shaw, Churchill, Bertrand Russell.
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See also
- Anselme Batbie
- Wisdom comes with age ("With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone" --Wilde)
- Old age
- Youth
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